Posted by Manager on October 30th, 2007
When you’ve made the choice to sell your home with the help of a flat fee MLS broker who can help your home get the exposure it needs to sell there’s something very important to keep in mind: not all of these brokerages and services are the same.
When you’re choosing a broker who can add your home to the multiple listing service database, make sure that you know what you’re getting into:
- Make sure that you really are getting a flat fee service and that there aren’t going to be hidden charges down the line - including some sort of commission that you would have to pay.
- Make sure that you have options and that you know which options are available to you. In other words, most flat fee brokers will offer different services that come at different price points. Look at each service they offer and pick the one that’s right for your needs.
- Look for a brokerage that has been around for a while so that you’re getting a reputable service. Keep in mind, you’re listing this way to help you sell, not to be taken advantage of.
In other words, before you choose a service, look to see what you’re going to get. Look at past client reviews, company reputations and the services that are available so that you can be sure you’re getting the best flat fee MLS package that’s available to you.
Posted by Manager on October 28th, 2007
FSBO sellers, in the past have had their work cut out for them. Simply deciding to sell a home isn’t really enough to move the property off the market quickly.
But there are a lot of good things about making the choice to sell on your own. You’re in control. You’re able to save money. You can show your home when it’s convenient for your schedule rather than getting a call from your real estate while you’re cooking dinner and getting the kids to do their homework asking you if it’s a good time to bring over some prospective buyers.
That’s why flat fee MLS is so important for sellers who have decided to go it alone. Flat fee MLS allows you all of the good things that come with selling on your own: the savings and the control. But it also give you the one thing that you can’t get with the traditional FSBO model: a listing in the multiple listing service database.
Flat fee MLS is a must for FSBO sellers for that one reason: it’s a low cost, extremely effective way of marketing your home to prospective buyers and their agents - flat fee MLS lets you marketing your home in the same place an agent would with all of the FSBO benefits.
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Posted by Manager on October 26th, 2007
When you’re selling with flat fee MLS, you’ll find that - just like it would be if you were selling on your own - you’re going to be the one who gets to show the property to would-be buyers. Do you think you’re ready for that?
Before you show you’re home, there are some things that you’re going to want to be sure that you’ve taken care of. There’s the lawn: curb appeal is a major selling point for a lot of buyers, so if you’ve got dead grass, it’s time to plant some seed. Likewise, if your shrubs are out of control, you’re going to want to make sure that they get trimmed back. If you’ve got leaves down, you’ll want to rake them up.
The next thing that people will see is the inside of your front door, so you’ll want to make sure that the entryway is appealing. Make your home welcoming - visually, and to the other senses.
Part of that is keeping the noise down - which may mean having the kids visit their friends or asking someone to watch the dog for a while. Part of it means making sure that those things that make your house your home are put away: you want buyers to start thinking about the house as their home, not yours.
Showing is key to selling your home (just like flat fee MLS); make sure that you’re ready for it by following these home showing tips.
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Be ready to show your home when you sell with flat fee MLS
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Posted by Manager on October 24th, 2007
When you want people to see the home that you’re selling, you don’t want to have to go to extremes to get the message out.
In other words, here are a few things that you should avoid doing to get the word out about your home:
- You don’t want to pay a ton of money to put your home on eBay because chances are good that people who are looking for homes in your area aren’t going to be looking there.
- You don’t want to annoy your neighbors by bringing in actual spotlights to draw attention to your home.
- You don’t want to completely wallpaper every billboard and telephone pole within five miles of your home with flyers for your property.
Instead, you should be looking for the simplest way of drawing attention to your home that also offers the biggest savings. That way is flat fee MLS.
With flat fee MLS, local real estate agents and buyers will be able to find your property. People from outside of your immediate area will be able to find your home online. And you won’t have to go to great lengths to get the exposure that your home needs in order to sell.
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Posted by Manager on October 22nd, 2007
Frustration often comes from a sense of helplessness. Helplessness often comes from feeling as though there is no possible way to take control of a situation.
Both selling a home for sale by owner (FSBO) or selling with a real estate agent can give you a sense of lack of control. FSBO sellers tend to find that they don’t have what they need to get the word out about the home being on the market. When you sell with a real estate agent, you’re pretty much told what will happen when, and you’re told when you need to be out of your house so that it can be shown.
Flat fee MLS gives you a chance to control the process from start to finish.
When you sell your home with flat fee MLS, you’ll be in control of getting the word out about your property in the most effective way possible - with the multiple listing service database. You’ll have the answers that you need about how to sell, how to stage your home, how to negotiate during the closing and more - but you won’t have someone telling you what you have to do, only a broker that gives you advice.
When you’re in control of the selling process, you won’t feel helpless. When you’re in control of the sale, you’ll find that a lot of the frustration that other sellers experience doesn’t really affect you.
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Posted by Manager on October 20th, 2007
You could choose to sell your home with the help of a real estate agent. That would mean interviewing agents, talking with friends or family members who have sold homes and taking the time to find someone you trust. Sure, you’d have someone who would list your home in the multiple listing service database, someone who would set up open houses and show the home, but at the end of the process, you’d have to turn over 3% of the selling price of your home.
On the other hand, you could choose to sell on your own. You’d get to keep all of the proceeds of the sale but you’d find some hangups: first, there’d be a lack of exposure for the property. Buyers’ agents would be reluctant to show your home, and that would mean you’d be out on the streets making more of an effort to sell your home, and you may even end up giving up and hiring a real estate agent.
Or, of course, you could sell your home a smarter way, with flat fee MLS. With flat fee MLS, you can avoid the high cost of selling with a real estate agent - but still have nearly all of the advantages: exposure, seller’s tips and a listing in the multiple listing service database. You also get the perks that come with selling on your own: control, independence and savings.
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